Allison Fisher, Change Coach - in Life & Career

Feeling stuck isn't a personality flaw. It might just be an old belief stopping you from moving forward.

I see this often with the women I coach. They know exactly what they want, they can picture it clearly, and still can't move toward it. That's the belief doing its job: keeping them safe, familiar, small.

New on the blog this week - the belief that's actually running the show, and what I see right before something shifts.

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The First Thing to Do When You Can't Stop the Change

Some change you don't get a say in. Redundancy. The
price of oil. Ageing. A divorce that wasn't of your
choosing.

You can spend a lot of energy fighting that. Wishing it
were different. Trying to get off the train.

But there's a question worth asking instead: what's the
first thing I'm going to do to handle this?

It doesn't mean feeling positive about it straight away.

There's a middle step we tend to skip: actually feeling
into how you feel about it. Sometimes that includes
grief. Some kind of loss to acknowledge before you can
move forward.

I think of a client going through a hard transition.

What helped wasn't a five-year plan. It was one small
thing that was still hers. A walk with a friend. Ten
minutes with a book. Nothing that fixed the bigger
picture, but something that reminded her she was still
there underneath the change.

That's usually the first thing. Not the big brave
decision. Just one small thing you choose, in the
middle of something you didn't.

What's your one small thing been lately?

Uncertain times call for creating stability within.

So many of the women I work with right now are feeling unsettled and overwhelmed; not sure how to feel grounded.

But even when things are uncertain outside, you can still cultivate stability inside.

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The world feels like a lot right now.

If you've been feeling unsettled, overwhelmed, or just not quite yourself lately, you're not alone.

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How has the year been so far for you?
Have you achieved what you wanted?
Have you spent enough time with the people that are special to you or doing the things you love?

At mid-year it’s a good time to reflect on what you started out to achieve at the beginning of the year and where you’ve got to.

No shaming yourself though! If you're feeling good about the year so far congratulate yourself.

If you feel you’ve been a bit slow or things have gone off the rails that’s okay. There is still another 6 months of the year to go yet.

There’s no shame in starting again or adjusting your direction.

Do make a choice though, what would you like to focus on for the rest of the year? What will give you the greatest pleasure?

I’m not talking about gratification, but what would make you smile most days if you were doing it or being it?

Winter is the time to reflect to slow down and rest. Make the time. Choose and act.